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Chris Long, Jeff Fisher, And Super Wild Card Weekend Preview

Friday, January 8, 202110 takes

Super Wild Card Weekend is here. We break down every game, pick winners and the Cant Lose Parlay.(-) 2X Super Bowl Champ Chris Long joins the show to catch up, talk Wild Card Weekend, and draft Quarterbacks we trust the most in the playoffs.(-) Coach Jeff Fisher joins the show to talk fishing, football, Dr Heat, and getting back into coaching. (-) We wrap up with Fyre Fest of the week (-)`

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Philip Rivers will struggle against the Bills because he stinks in cold weather

Philip Rivers playing in temperature under 32 degrees, 1-5 all time. I'm really just going off of closing my eyes, thinking about a 29-degree day, thinking about Phil Rivers wearing 16 pairs of long johns and turtlenecks, and him trying to climb the pocket and pass the ball to the far hash, and it just not getting it.

The Colts lost 27-24 and Rivers retired shortly after. While he wasn't terrible, the prediction of a loss and struggle in Buffalo held true.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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The Colts only win if Jonathan Taylor rushes for over 210 yards

If there's a way that the Colts win, it's by Jonathan Taylor running for 225 yards. But barring that, if he gets under 200 yards, then the Bills will win. Every single time Jonathan Taylor has rushed for over 210 yards in a game, the Colts win.

Taylor did not reach 200 yards and the Colts lost, satisfying the inverse of the take.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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The Buffalo Bills are the most complete team in the NFL

The Bills, weeks 1 through 9, they were 24th in defense, and then weeks 10 through 17, they are 6th, and they are giving up 20 points a game. Flip the switch. They are the complete team.

The Bills finished 13-3 and made a deep run, validating the 'complete team' label.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Tom Brady struggles in night games because he goes to bed too early

Tom Brady... One in six last seven night games. One in six last seven night games, nine touchdowns, eight interceptions. If you don't think this guy goes to sleep at 7 o'clock every night, you're crazy.

Brady actually won this Saturday night game against Washington and went on to win the Super Bowl, debunking the 'night game' theory for that season.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Drew Brees is the most washed player in NFL history

Drew Brees... I probably think he's the most washed person of all time.

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Brees' final game saw him throw three interceptions in a divisional round loss to Tampa, supporting the idea that he was at the end of his rope.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Chris LongChris Long

Josh Allen is better than Patrick Mahomes right now

Josh Allen... He's legitimately playing the best football right now. So, you know, I'm sure some people – I might take him over almost anybody but Aaron [Rodgers]. I might take him over Mahomes right now in this moment.

While Allen had an incredible year, Mahomes beat him in the AFC Championship game head-to-head weeks later.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Brian Daboll will be hired as a head coach after this season

He's [Josh Allen] going to get Daboll hired, man. Brian Daboll is going to get it. That dude is a dude's dude, and I know that him and Josh are really tight, and he's absolutely going to get a really good job off this.

Daboll was a candidate but did not take a head coaching job until Jan 2022.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Roughly 21% of NFL players are on performance-enhancing drugs

I would say probably five to seven different types of things. Oh, yeah, 20, 21%. Just stuff.

Usage of 'stuff' is clandestine and can't be definitively proven, but the estimate from a former player is a significant claim.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021
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Greg Williams' practice style stunted Sam Darnold's development

The things that Sam [Darnold] sees on the practice field from Gregg Williams will set a quarterback back years. You remember when Sam Darnold said 'I was seeing ghosts'? Well, part of that, that's part of the process, and I'm not blaming it on Gregg, but there needs to be a progression. You can't bring a young quarterback on with all that stuff going on.

Subjective coaching analysis, but widely supported by Darnold's eventual failure with the Jets.

Fyre Fest

Win
Take Slip·Jan 8, 2021·Fyre Fest
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Shorter men need to earn $133,000 more than tall men to be seen as successful

A male who's five foot eight needs to make $133,000 more per year to be viewed as successful as someone who's six feet tall. I'll just do two more episodes of Pardon My Take on my own a year. All of a sudden, boom, I'm back in the red, baby.

The study exists (though the specific numbers vary across different economic papers), making the fact claim accurate in context.